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Monday, April 9, 2012

Tell me how you care for your skin, and win $50!!

Oh yeah, it's another sponsored post and giveaway. I'm on a roll with these! They are pretty fun, and I get to try stuff and give my honest opinion and give something away to you guys.

I received a bottle of Olay® Total Effects Tone Correcting UV Moisturizer to try and review. I was pretty skeptical because I have skin like a freak of nature. I get dry and peely really easily, and my cheeks turn bright red if I use a product that doesn't agree with me.

Quite honestly, this review would be a lot more amusing if my skin went bat-shit crazy while using this stuff. Sadly, it did not. I actually really liked it a lot!

My skin is crappy, as previously discussed. I have giant pores on my nose and T-zone, and I have a big ugly sun spot on my right cheek. I'm starting to notice the dreaded fine lines around and between my eyes. I have zero skin-care routine, so when this Olay opportunity came up I was all over it. This product is supposed to help minimize spots and fight the appearance of discoloration, while also combating the seven signs of aging.

So let me tell you what I really think about this product, and then I'll tell you how you can enter for a chance to win a $50 Visa Gift Card.

I'll go over the seven signs of aging and review the product based on each sign (I've combined a few of the signs).

Line Minimization: I can't say that I've noticed a big change in the appearance of my fine lines. I've been using the product everyday for about two weeks, so it might just take more time. Sometimes I notice that I have breakfast Nutella on my face at around noon, so I might not be doing a close enough inspection.

Nourishing Moisturization & Dryness Defense: I am really picky about moisturizer because my skin is dry in places and oily in others. I really like this product for moisturizing! I don't know that it would work for me during the brutal winter months, but for spring and summer it would be perfect. It made my skin soft without making it oily, as some other anti-aging products have done.

Tone Enhancement: I've never used a tinted moisturizer before. I usually moisturize and then use a foundation. I worried that the color would look blotchy over my dry skin, and that the combination of a tinted moisturizer with foundation would make my skin look too dark. This went on really smooth and I do feel like my skin looked a bit more even after I used the moisturizer with foundation on top.

Gentle Exfoliation & Eye Puffiness Reduction: Meh. I didn't notice any sort of exfoliation. And my eyes definitely do not look less puffy. However, I am hugely pregnant and puffy all over the place. So perhaps I should reduce my salt intake and stop blaming this face lotion for not making my eyes look less puffy?

Free Radical Defense: This stuff has an SPF of 15, which is what I like. It does smell like sunscreen at first, which isn't my favorite, but the scent faded as it dried. So ... that's what I think about Olay Total Effects Tone Correcting UV Moisturizer. I like it and would buy it, especially for the warm spring/summer months when I need a lighter moisturizer.

Now the good stuff: How to enter for a chance to win a $50 Visa Gift Card! Just leave a comment telling me about your skincare routine. How do you care for your skin? What products do you like for cleansing and moisturizing?

Rules:

No duplicate comments.

You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:

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d) For those with no Twitter or blog, read the official rules to learn about an alternate form of entry.

This giveaway is open to U.S. Residents age 18 or older. Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by email. You have 72 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.

I wash my face in the shower with kirkland brand soap, then as I get ready I apply lubriderm sensitive skin lotion to my face, then add my poweder foundation, takes me all of 5 minutes, not much of a routine.

I wash my face with an exfoliating wash in the mornIng and then use a moisturizer with SPF, I use a mild wash at night and the same moisturizer afterward. My skin sucks though so maybe I should change it up!

I use an Oil of Olay warming peel every other night for moisture. Morning I use Neutrogena toner and a light moisturizer by BeneFit.I tried this moisturizer yesterday as a sample at WalMart and I really liked it because it left my skin baby soft.I love the fact it has an SPF for my pasty white skin.

I use baby wipes to clean my face and that's about the end of it. Sad. I break out like a teen and am starting to show my age. I turn 30 this year and would love to have a grown up skin care routine but finances do not allow for it! This would be way helpful!!

Moisture is my issue. I've recently started using HEMPZ products and love them. While they are expensive they are helping me to conquer the dry skin issues. I shower with the scrub and moisturize with the lotion straight out of the shower.

In the morning, I just rinse my face with water. Then I use under-eye cream and face moisturizer with SPF. (Whatever brand catches my eye, I like to mix it up and try new things.) At night I use eye make-up remover, then I wash my face with cleanser, then use under-eye cream and a night moisturizer. Again, whatever brand catches my eye or sends me a coupon. :)

As for skin care, A.M. I start with either a moisturizing scrubby or foaming wash in the shower, top with Neutrogina Oil Free Sensative Skin moisturiser and a Boot No. 7 eye gel to help with the circles/puffies under the eyes. P.M. I wash with either Cetaphil or a different scrubby wash and hit my forehead only with a Garnier Intensive Anti-Wrinkle cream.

But I think something needs to change because recently my forehead has decided to illustrate it's unhappiness with a slew of red bumps. They're teh sexxxy.

I do nothing. My skin NEEDS a regimen but it has nothing. I wash with water in the mornings and dry my face with a towel. Not even a microfiber towel. Just a regular terrycloth towel. No moisturizer, no special facial washes nothing. I'm in my upper 30's and need something though.

I use cetaphil cleanser and lotion when I think about it. I'm a sahm, so I rarely wear makeup and even more rare is the occasion when I look in the mirror! On special occasions, I use clinique 7 day scrub. Makes me feel all fancy.

I recently had major facial skin drama and spent a lot of time at the dermatologist. I have the oily/dry combo problem too and had just accepted that some of my face would be terribly dry in the winter. Until! Until my doc told me to use cerave to wash my face instead of neutrogena, which I thought was good. I had no idea how undry my skin could be! I can't rely on it to remove makeup as well but lovin the cerave facial wash! I also use the "Dan Kern Regimen" to banish my awful PCOS-acne. That plus birth control is the only thing that has ever worked for me.

I do not really have much of a skincare routine. I will try just about anything, so I generally just use whatever is on sale/someone has given me-- I do like products, so I am always happy to try something for the first time!

I use Mary Kay (and sell it too like a previous poster) - hands down the best skin care regime (and easiest I've come across). You should always cleanse in the morning and at night no matter what products you use.. also - always exfoliate before you put on moisturizer! People try to 'cover' dead skin with tons of moisturizer but if you dont exfoliate first its like watering a dead tree :) Have a great day!

I really only wash my face in the shower in the morning. Ever since I started using Bare Minerals, I break out if I wash it more often. But I've started using just the tiniest smidge of virgin coconut oil on my face just after I get out of the shower in the morning and suddenly the last of my acne has disappeared, my skin is amazingly soft, and I don't have any more peely bits.

I use a Clearasil face scrub in the shower because I like the scrubby beads. Then I use a dark spot minimizier from Garnier above my uppper lip to hopefully eliminate my mom-stache (it's not hair, it's dark skin because having kids messes with your body in more ways than you can imagine), followed by a moisturizer made by Garnier. Don't ask me the names of any of these things because I don't know them. I also don't know if any of them are working as they should. I really need to pay more attention.

I just switched to using neutrogena bar soap in the mornings...I'm terrible about washing my face at night, but I also don't really wear makeup (although, I probably need to...) I also moisturize every day with SPF50 - easily burned. :P

I try to save time on my skin care routine by choosing products that have dual/multiple functions. Such as SPF-ed moisturizer or moisturized body wash, etc. The Olay Total Effects Tone Correcting UV Moisturizer sounds amazing and I need to give it a try! Thanks for the detailed review!

I have only used "real" products once! It was a brand called GLIMPSE by XANGO. It was awesome, but expensive. Now I just use Dove soap. I need some moisturizer. I did see something about how coconut oil was good as a moisturizer so the other night I put that on and it seemed to work great!

I use "Purity" by Philosophy to wash my face in the morning and at night. In the evening after I wash my face, I use Philosophy's "Help Me" followed by a moisturizer. In the morning, I use a moisturizer with an SPF. If I'm feeling really gung-ho in my skin care routine, I will use my Clarisonic Mia along with my face wash. On a rare occassion, I use an eye cream by Philosophy.

I apply moisturizer now that I've reached another decade. My skin was oily in my teens, but now is mostly dry and a little oily in the T-zone. I like when the moisturizer has SPF for day and a tint so I can skip the foundation every chance I get.amwiden at aol dot com

I wash my face at night with face wash, then moisturize with whatever I have on hand. I definitely need to start a better routine. Now that I'm in my early 30s I'm noticing all that "stuff" on my face, too. Uneven skin tone, a sun spot, fine lines...oh no! :)

One thing I do is apply a mask 2 or 3 times a week first thing in the morning. Then it has time to work and dry while I make coffee, get clothes ready, etc. By the time I take my shower, I just wash it off in the shower and my skin feels so soft!

I try to take the time in the morning to wash my face as soon as I get up, rinse with cool water and then pat dry. I usually wait a bit until after I've had my coffee to apply moisturizer with SPF for the day. At night, I always apply moisturizer before I got to bed.

I really like Arcona Magic White Ice moisturizer but it's way too expensive for my budget.

Right now I use Proactiv for a cleanser and moisturizer. And every couple of months, I add a bit of coconut oil to a hot bath and get a good all-over moisturizing, using a hot wash cloth for my face. Ooooooh I could use one right now!

I take out time for my skin every time I shower! I love using sugar and salt scrubs on my body to really make my skin soft and shiny! I look for natural ingredients in my moisturizers like shea butter and essential oils. Angie14earth at gmail dot com

I take care of my beauty routine by applying moisturizer with sunscreen and follow by foundation. The Olay Total Effects Tone Correcting UV Moisturizer sounds wonderful, I must give it a try. Thanks for this giveaway!